Dart board



Feb. 3, 1925.

J. F. TOOHEY DART BOARD Filed Sept; 20, 1924 Fig.1.

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-, Application flled septeniber 2o, "1924.' Serial no. 738,893.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known-that I, Jenn F. TOOHEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Troy. in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dart Boards, ofwhich the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates in general to dart boards and more particularlyto a combination dart, bristle and archery game or dart board.

' The object of the invention is the provision of a dart board of thisvcharacter wherein a variety of targets or target faces may be broughtinto play so that a number of games may be played with a single board.

Another object is the provision of a board which may be folded up into acompact space.

A further object is the provision of a board having means for preventingpoorly aimed darts from flyingwild.

A still further object is the provision of a dart board of thischaracter and having these advantages and capacities and which is ofsimple and durable construction, rehable and entertaining in use andeasy and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. Other objects andadvantages reside in certainfeatures of the construction, combinationand arrangement of parts which Wlll be hereinafter more fully describedand particularly ointed out in the appended claims, re erence being hadto the accom panying drawings forming a part of this specification andin which:

Figure 1 is a view in rear elevation showin? one embodiment of theinvention,

igure 2 is a view thereof in front elevation,

Figure" 3 is a view thereof inside elevation, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bristle target face.

Referring to the sake of illustration is shown one embodiment of theinvention, the numeral 10 designates an easel frame having legs 11 and asupport 12, the upper end 0 WhlOl'). is pivotally connected as at 13 tothe rear of the top of the easel frame. A chain or flexible brace memberM'connectsthe intermediate portions of the frame and support.

As shown in the drawings, the frame proper is of rectangular form and isopen the drawings, wherein for and in the opening of the frame a dartboard designated generally at 15 is arranged.

- Means is provided for revolvab-ly mounting the d-art'board 15 on theframe 10 and preferably comprises a pair of pivot pins 16 carried by andprojecting from the sides of the dart board and fitted in bearingsprovided therefor in the side bars of the frame 10. The ends of thepivot pins 16 project beyond the sides of the frame and wing nuts 17 arethreaded on these projecting portions and are engageable with the sidebars of the frame to force the same into binding engagement with thedart board for the purpose of securing the dart board in adjustedposition.

On one side of the dart board a target face 18 is applied and is shownto advantage in Figure 2. On the opposite side of the dart board atarget face 19 is applied and is shown to advantage in Figure 1. Eitherof these target faces may be presented for play by loosening the wingnuts 17 turning the dart board to present the proper target face toView, and then'tightening the wing nuts 17. V I

In lieu of either the target face 1.8-or 19 a bristle target facedesignated generally at 20 and illustrated to advantage in Figure 4 maybe applied to the dart board. The

bristle target face 20 may be removably affixed to either side of thedart board by means ofscrews or any suitable fastening meansor may beermanently secured to one side of the boar This bristle target face ispreferably of the type shown in Patent No.1,075,264granted October 71913,-and is designed for use with the bristle darts or arrows usuallyemloyed in conjunction with such a targetace.

Wings 21 are pivotally mounted on the easel frame 10 on each side of thedart board,

hinges 22 being employed for the purpose of pivotally mounting thesewings to the frame. The wings 21 serve to prevent poorly aimed darts orarrows from going wild. These wings are cut away as at 23 to provide foraccess to the wing nuts 17. The'wings 21 may be readily folded-againstthe rear of the dart board when the device is not in use and may beheldso folded by fastening but; tons or. other suitable fastening means.

This together with the arran ement whereby the support 12 may be foldedup against the frame enables the board t9 be put away in a compact spacewhen not m use. v

A box or compartment 25 may becarrled by a cross member of the frame toprovide a' a sterage space for darts, arrows or the like.

I claim: 1. In a device of thecharacter described, a frame, a dartbo-ardhaving a target face on each side, means for pivotall mounting 10 thedart board on the frame; an means for sccuiing the dart board inadjusted position.

2. In a device of the character described, a frame, d-art beard having atarget face on each side, pivot pins carried by the dart board, saidframe having bearings in which said pivot pins are-fitted, and wing nutsthreaded on the pins and engageable with 'the frame for holding-the dartboard in adj usted position. J GEN FRANCIS TOOHEY.

